El Porto Beach surf break

El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDT
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El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.7
W
5
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
16
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
43
34
29
31
34
34
23
37
37
41
23
37
33
36
28
28
28
26
41
40
40
40
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
5
W
5
SW
0
SW
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:35AM1.31m
7:43PM1.42m
7:33AM1.30m
8:10PM1.52m
8:23AM1.26m
8:34PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:08PM-0.01m
1:45AM0.30m
1:44PM0.08m
2:28AM0.13m
2:14PM0.18m
3:06AM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:32
7:34
7:34
7:35
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
15
14
13
13
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
29
16
37
37
16
16
28
28
25
18
11
11
11
41
7
10
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
37
37
43
8
13
21
34
34
22
9
9
41
10
10
10
28
28
28
28
26
11
40
40
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
12
16
12
20
8
14
14
14
10
9
14
9
10
14
14
10
11
11
20
18
20
7
10
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
27
26
26
34
29
31
25
24
23
16
20
18
23
37
33
36
7
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
167
467
1443
254
19
19
19
19
142
1481
177
27
19
9
0
0
178
195
225
19
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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